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I've been wanting to move away from Dropbox for a long while, but I haven't been able to find a suitable replacement. Dropbox has always been super convenient and has just worked for me.

I've tried Tresoit but the low link sharing limits (2gb) and 10gb limit for files is somewhat of a deal breaker for me. I've been interested in Proton Drive for a while, but until their mac app is ready it's unusable for me.

I've also tried self-hosting a nextcloud instance (multiple times) but I've always just had too many issues with it. It's been inconsistent in actually backing up files from my mac, I've had so many file conflicts, etc. I have a truenas scale server, so if there are other self-hosted methods I should try let me know.

Currently, I'm looking at filen and sync.com, but I've heard both have their issues so I'm curious to hear everyones thoughts on them as well.

Thanks!

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[–] mark3748@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Self hosted Nextcloud. Immich for photos.

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

⚠️ Do not use the app as the only way to store your photos and videos.

immediately followed by

⚠️ Always follow 3-2-1 backup plan for your precious photos and videos!

now I don't think I'm overly bright, but that doesn't seem like advice to ignore

[–] mark3748@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Weirdly enough, I didn’t say it was my only way to store anything, nor that the program stores photos at all.

It syncs the photos from my devices, the storage for those photos is on a separate server (as is the NextCloud storage) that is encrypted and backed up to Backblaze B2.

Immich is a gallery and organization app that syncs from your devices, the underlying storage is whatever you provide.

[–] hayhay@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

This actually seems like a very cohesive solution, might try it out!

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Weirdly enough, you didn't say but drew the readers to that conclusion, hence my point for others.

[–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Always follow 3-2-1 backup plan for your precious photos and videos!

This is good advice.